diff --git a/esphome/components/modem/modem_component.h b/esphome/components/modem/modem_component.h
index 259431de71..801b585e05 100644
--- a/esphome/components/modem/modem_component.h
+++ b/esphome/components/modem/modem_component.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class ModemComponent : public Component {
   void enable_cmux() { this->cmux_ = true; }
   void add_init_at_command(const std::string &cmd) { this->init_at_commands_.push_back(cmd); }
   bool is_connected() { return this->component_state_ == ModemComponentState::CONNECTED; }
+  bool is_disabled() { return this->component_state_ == ModemComponentState::DISABLED; }
   std::string send_at(const std::string &cmd);
   float get_signal_strength();
   bool get_imei(std::string &result);
diff --git a/esphome/components/network/util.cpp b/esphome/components/network/util.cpp
index 7f5b1739ea..d632f3af2a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/network/util.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/network/util.cpp
@@ -16,22 +16,25 @@
 namespace esphome {
 namespace network {
 
+// The order of the components is important: WiFi should come after any possible main interfaces (it may be used as
+// an AP that use a previous interface for NAT).
+
 bool is_connected() {
 #ifdef USE_ETHERNET
   if (ethernet::global_eth_component != nullptr && ethernet::global_eth_component->is_connected())
     return true;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef USE_WIFI
-  if (wifi::global_wifi_component != nullptr)
-    return wifi::global_wifi_component->is_connected();
-#endif
-
 #ifdef USE_MODEM
   if (modem::global_modem_component != nullptr)
     return modem::global_modem_component->is_connected();
 #endif
 
+#ifdef USE_WIFI
+  if (wifi::global_wifi_component != nullptr)
+    return wifi::global_wifi_component->is_connected();
+#endif
+
 #ifdef USE_HOST
   return true;  // Assume its connected
 #endif
@@ -39,6 +42,11 @@ bool is_connected() {
 }
 
 bool is_disabled() {
+#ifdef USE_MODEM
+  if (modem::global_modem_component != nullptr)
+    return modem::global_modem_component->is_disabled();
+#endif
+
 #ifdef USE_WIFI
   if (wifi::global_wifi_component != nullptr)
     return wifi::global_wifi_component->is_disabled();
@@ -51,6 +59,12 @@ network::IPAddresses get_ip_addresses() {
   if (ethernet::global_eth_component != nullptr)
     return ethernet::global_eth_component->get_ip_addresses();
 #endif
+
+#ifdef USE_MODEM
+  if (modem::global_modem_component != nullptr)
+    return modem::global_modem_component->get_ip_addresses();
+#endif
+
 #ifdef USE_WIFI
   if (wifi::global_wifi_component != nullptr)
     return wifi::global_wifi_component->get_ip_addresses();
@@ -64,14 +78,16 @@ std::string get_use_address() {
   if (ethernet::global_eth_component != nullptr)
     return ethernet::global_eth_component->get_use_address();
 #endif
-#ifdef USE_WIFI
-  if (wifi::global_wifi_component != nullptr)
-    return wifi::global_wifi_component->get_use_address();
-#endif
+
 #ifdef USE_MODEM
   if (modem::global_modem_component != nullptr)
     return modem::global_modem_component->get_use_address();
 #endif
+
+#ifdef USE_WIFI
+  if (wifi::global_wifi_component != nullptr)
+    return wifi::global_wifi_component->get_use_address();
+#endif
   return "";
 }